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Matcha Frozen Yogurt Pops (Low Carb and Gluten Free)

Once upon a time, in a far away land called Trader Joe’s, there was a flavour of yogurt that was favoured above all other flavours. At least, it was favoured by a young Trader Joe’s fan. It was one of a trio of “coffeehouse” flavours. There was the Caffe Latte, and the Mocha – these were both very good. But they were outshone by the third, the Matcha Green Tea Yogurt. It was truly a one-of-a- yogurt flavour. It was light and sweet, without being cloying, and the green tea paired beautifully with the milky yogurt. Alas, it did not gain the favour of enough other people, and the beautiful Matcha Yogurt was pulled from the shelves. The Trader Joe’s fan was crushed, utterly crushed.

In the intervening years, the Trader Joe’s fan had three children and became a diabetic, so she had to give up flavoured, sweetened yogurts, and eat only plain, greek yogurt. But she often thought fondly of her favourite and wondered if any other manufacturer’s made such a flavour. Then she started making her own yogurt, and it suddenly occurred to her that she could make her own darn Matcha Yogurt! Who needed the third party manufacturers??? All she needed was a little Matcha Green Tea powder and a little low carb sweetener, and she could eat all the Matcha greek yogurt her little heart desired.

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She was a tad horrified at the cost of the matcha powder, but she finally bit the bullet and ordered some. By the time she got around to creating her beloved yogurt, it was summer and she was in the middle of a heat wave. So she decided to take it a step further and create a frozen treat that would cool her down and give her the taste experience she so desired. She whisked up a bit of the matcha powder with boiling water to create a thick matcha paste. Then she grated some lemon zest and squeezed some lemon juice, to give the yogurt a little zing. She sweetened the yogurt with a bit of powdered erythritol and liquid stevia, and stirred in a bit of the matcha paste, tasting and adjusting as she went. And when she was done, she had four Matcha Frozen Yogurt Pops, just waiting to be eaten.

The Results: First, I am going to stop talking about myself in the third person, because it’s getting annoying. Second, I am going to tell you that these were everything I had hoped they would be. The green tea flavour comes through perfectly, without being bitter or overpowering. They are lightly sweetened, and I think that the bit of lemon helps to bring out all the flavours nicely. If, like me, you are horrified at the cost of matcha powder, rest assured that a very little goes a long way. And miracle of miracles, I managed to make exactly enough of the yogurt to fill the four holes of my popsicle mold perfectly.

If you like the flavour of Matcha green tea, you will love these. You could make it as just Matcha frozen yogurt, by churning the mixture in an ice cream maker. That would be a lovely treat too!

One little note on making popsicles. I am no expert but I’ve noticed that the plastic sticks that come with my popsicle molds are pretty lousy when you try to pull the popsicle out. More often than not, it just comes sliding right out on its own, leaving a pop with no stick still stuck in the mold. I bought a bag of wooden sticks at a craft store and I use those. I also reuse ones from storebought popsicles. The wood is a rougher surface and seems to bind better to the frozen treat.

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I provide nutritional information for my recipes simply as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using MacGourmet software and I remove erythritol from the final carb count and net carb count, as it does not affect my own blood glucose levels. I do my best to be as accurate as possible but you should independently calculate nutritional information on your own before relying on them.
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I had a bit of sticker shock too at the price of the powder! But these look like they'd make it all worth it. Great idea, and the light green color is so pretty. I love the photo of the pop with the bite taken out!

I can't stand it when I find a product I really love and then it gets pulled. Grr! Lucky for you though. I am happy that you found the perfect alternative and it's so much better for you. These popsicles look and sound delicious. Yummy!

I was shocked by how expensive Matcha was when I first found it several years ago, but well worth it. Lovely popsicles! I agree, those plastic sticks don't work very well – I have a box of wooden sticks from eons ago that I use.

Carolyn, thank you for sharing these Matcha frozen yogurt pops! I love anything with Matcha because I grew up eating and drinking it. I've never had Matcha with Greek yogurt but this sounds wonderful! I bought Popsicle maker too.. =D I must try with wooden stick because I know what you mean, I have the same issue! I love today's pictures are "Asian" theme. 😉

About the cost of matcha…are you buying ceremonial grade in the little 30 gram tins, or are you buying culinary grade? The culinary grade actually holds up better(because it's a little more bitter) with other ingredients and is much more economical. Not to plug my website, but we sell it there (www dot three tree tea dot com), and it's quite reasonable, & a little still goes a long way. If you're in an Asian market(or online), just look for culinary or cooking grade Matcha, they are usually packaged in bags.

Omigosh! Just found your blog thru Pinterest and let me tell ya, you are my saving grace! I was just told to go on a low carb diet and was so sad at the thought of not baking and/or eating sweet treats but now I've already got four items pinned from your blog that I need to make asap! Thank you!

If I replace the sweeteners with actual sugar.. would that be a direct swap in terms of amount? 3 tbsp seems like a lot… or would you suggest adding sugar to taste? Erythritol and Stevia aren’t available where I live…

Hi, are you sure the matcha is not supposed to be 1 1/2 TBSP? Teaspoons did not make a paste (not even close) and when I mixed it into the yogurt, the green was completely lost. I added more to taste, and it was probably at least double. The result is still no where near as green as your pictures, but I thought it tasted right. Also, Wal-Mart has matcha for really cheap. I think it was about $6 for a 3.5 oz bag. (I haven’t opened the bag yet, I still have expensive matcha powder left, so that was not the cause of the paste issue).

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